Hayden and Sara are already on the outs, or as Sara described it, “[We are the] smartest contestants on The Block!” While everyone else was getting stuck into clearing out their rooms, the confident duo found an empty room and set up their bed, ready to get an early night.

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The pair decided not to “double handle” their challenge room contents, instead leaving it until the morning to get a clear run at it. “What’s that saying, “think smart, not stupid?” said Sara meaningfully. Indeed! What they didn’t anticipate was the fact they would also have to work around their neighbours (who were cleaning up as a team) and play nice.

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As the other Blockheads carried everything out to the bins, Sara sat on the floor waiting and yelled, “Come on, move all your crap!”

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And they’ve had the first run in. The pair also had a small argy-bargy with Bianca and Carla over the ownership of a door

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… and we have a feeling we might see a few more.

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Spence is a perfectionist and may just find the pace and mayhem of The Block a bit tough to handle.

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But Kerrie has already proven to be a very hard and supportive worker, so the pair may just nail it.

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Bianca and Carla are super competitive. Former pro netballers, these two believe in the power of a team and are used to winning.

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They also learned Carla was a weapon with a flat pack – meaning she will likely end up with the allen key every week!

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Jess is hormonal. She told us several times. “It is the worst time to start The Block!” she complained.

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There’s a safe. And it apparently has game changing goodies inside. After seeing how much power the safe brought to last year’s Block, we can guarantee this will play a big role in apartment selections this time around.

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The Blockheads need to get their acts together, fast. The pace of The Block takes a while to get used to and it shows when little things turn into big problems. Kerrie misplaced her credit card, Jess lost the keys to the car, the car itself and couldn’t find a park for over an hour and Carla couldn’t locate a screwdriver.

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Oh, and Sara and Hayden managed to lock themselves inside their challenge room with less than an hour to go.

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Hans and Courtney could be out of their depth. The pair was gobsmacked by the condition of The Gatwick and when they were told by their tradesmen that they couldn’t pull off one of their design ideas, they simply accepted the no.

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But after a pep talk from Scott Cam, they bolstered their confidence and learned a good lesson – on The Block, never take the first “no” if you really want something.